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Good Lord! I can't believe this is even being discussed ... ! Maybe we should call Oprah and Dr. Phil into the discussion. Perhaps get a group encounter session going? Luckly I am a doctor. Here is my presciption: 1 - Buy a case of beer. Not that designer stuff, but real man beer like Miller...

N2FIRE - sounds like you are there. I suggest working through a backup plan before you make the move. I have two. You may not need them, but they can help you sleep better at night. Bear

Yep, but just part of the exit strategy. During vesting you can also plan to hop within the company. The important difference, in my mind, is that when I started working I never thought about the next job move. When my kids start working it will be one of their first lessons.

Another aspect of dropping DBP's I did not see discussed is the relationship between employee and employer. With a DBP there was a paternalistic incentive to remain loyal to a single company. With DCP's it is just the opposite. Employees are now better off job-hopping than staying in one place...

Congrats BigMoneyJim, You are way ahead of me at 35. You will be surprised by how fast the amount increases over the next decade! Bear

Ya, but you gotta love the sense of humor!

Thread summary (so far) for Young Dreamers. If you are reading this then you are probably interested whether a short career is possible, the subject of this thread. Rather than having to wade through the whole thing I have tried to summarize the discussion to date. Let me know what I have...

I liked the Firefly series also. Any chance HBO will pick it up? That seems like where it belongs. Bear

I think I had one about every 5 years for the past 15. At least that's what my wife says.

Police and fire fighters also have 20 year careers. The fire fighters I know tend to be workaholics though. They just move on to a different career. Martha - I consider myself to be lazy rather than selfish. A highly underappreciated quality in my view.

I agree. I also see young people having poor problem solving skills. We are now thinking about hiring retirees instead of college students for our seasonal work. To many problems in recent years related to following instructions and understanding the tasks well enough to get them done right.

I think that in some ways it is easier to save when you are young. When I came out of college I was used to living on a budget I could not even imagine now. You have good health, are used to a thrifty lifestyle and most friends are in the same place. The important thing is the desire to...

Sounds like you had a great time and made some great memories. I know I sure did during that decade. I never started a business, it always seemed like too much work. This discussion makes me want to do my 20's all over again. Be harder this time, I would probably have to cut down on some of the...

Regarding the tinhorns. Got lucky this year, next year they will just be a memory without old invincable. SC will continue to be dominant.

Good point, although I bet that I had more fun than you did in that decade!